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Justin Jackson

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Justin has been covering science news as a host of This Week in Science (TWIS podcast) since 2004. The weekly program brings a slightly irreverent, yet fervently pro-science perspective to recent research across all scientific subjects. While he has previously worked in biotech research labs running fermentation experiments and in genomics labs running next-generation sequencers, Justin’s first love of science is in communicating the stories to a wider audience. Justin joins the Science X team

Articles by Justin Jackson

Phys.org / Neanderthal adhesive manufacturing site found in Gibraltar cave

Cut into a Gibraltar cliff face overlooking the Alboran Sea, a cave opening leads back in time to one of the earliest manufacturing sites on the planet—a Neanderthal-built tar distillation oven hidden for 65,000 years.

Nov 21, 2024
Phys.org / Internet use in adults over age 50 linked to better mental health

A multi-country study has linked internet use to a reduction in depressive symptoms. City University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong researchers found a positive association among adults 50 years and older across ...

Nov 20, 2024
Medical Xpress / The health benefits of fright: A haunted house study

Aarhus University, Denmark, researchers suggest that recreational fear experiences, such as haunted house attractions, may reduce inflammation in individuals with low-grade inflammation.

Nov 20, 2024
Phys.org / Fossil collection found in Neanderthal cave suggests abstract thinking

Research led by the Universidad de Burgos has uncovered evidence suggesting Neanderthals engaged in collecting activities based on discoveries at the Prado Vargas Cave in Burgos, Spain. Fifteen Upper Cretaceous marine fossils ...

Nov 20, 2024
Medical Xpress / Blood pressure variability linked to accelerated vision loss in glaucoma

University of California, San Diego-led research suggests that long-term variability in blood pressure is associated with accelerated worsening of peripheral vision due to the progression of glaucoma.

Nov 18, 2024
Phys.org / Largest and hairiest of its kind: New feather-duster-legged tarantula discovered in western Cuba

A new species of tarantula, Trichopelma grande, has been discovered in western Cuba by researchers David Ortiz of Masaryk University, Czechia, and Elier Fonseca of the Cuban Zoological Society, Cuba. The charismatic addition ...

Nov 18, 2024
Medical Xpress / Personalized bone and tissue regeneration gel shows effectiveness in rats

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Nottingham have developed a biocooperative material that harnesses blood clotting and peptide self-assembly to engineer personalized regenerative implants ...

Nov 18, 2024
Phys.org / Saber-toothed kitten preserved in ice for 35,000 years

Found encased in ice in 2020 along the Badyarikha River in the Republic of Sakha, a northeastern region of Russia that borders the East Siberian Sea of the Arctic Ocean, a well-preserved specimen offers a rare opportunity ...

Nov 18, 2024
Medical Xpress / Oropouche virus transmission to unborn child confirmed

The first confirmed case of vertical transmission of Oropouche virus (OROV) has been reported by 23 researchers from eight distinct institutions in Brazil.

Nov 18, 2024
Phys.org / Study links relative brain volume to temperament in diverse dog breeds

Researchers from the University of Montpellier, the University of Zurich, Naturhistorisches Museum Bern, and other institutions have found that breed function and behavior correlate with relative endocranial volume (REV) ...

Nov 16, 2024
Medical Xpress / Steroid and surfactant mix fails to impact bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants

Research led by the Royal Women's Hospital, Australia, has found that early intratracheal administration of budesonide mixed with surfactant may have little to no effect on improving survival free of bronchopulmonary dysplasia ...

Nov 14, 2024
Medical Xpress / Maternal stress linked to increased early onset epilepsy in children

Tottori University researchers in Japan have linked maternal psychological distress during pregnancy to an increased risk of epilepsy in children.

Nov 14, 2024
Medical Xpress / Indicators of an aging brain: A 20-year study

Johns Hopkins University-led researchers, working with the Biomarkers for Older Controls at Risk for Dementia (BIOCARD) cohort, have found that certain factors are linked to faster brain shrinkage and quicker progression ...

Nov 13, 2024
Medical Xpress / Transcranial magnetic stimulation reduces auditory hallucinations in small clinical trial

Research led by Anhui Medical University, China, has found that auditory verbal hallucinations in patients with schizophrenia can be alleviated by magnetic resonance imaging-navigated repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation ...

Nov 13, 2024
Phys.org / MassiveFold: Customizable version of AlphaFold reduces protein structure prediction time from months to hours

Scientists from Université de Lille, France, Linköping University, Sweden, and collaborating institutions have introduced MassiveFold, a new version of AlphaFold that dramatically reduces computing time for protein structure ...

Nov 13, 2024